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The Oregonian and health care costs

By | David Rosenfeld
Executive Director

If you haven't seen the Oregonian's editorial on the Senate's health insurance exchange bill, it's worth a read. Unfortunately, the Oregon Senate decided to prohibit the exchange from negotiating with insurance companies to get consumers a better deal (which I'm sure insurers are happy about.)

Holding health insurers accountable for costs

By | David Rosenfeld
Executive Director

What if health insurance companies had to stand before the public and clearly justify their rate hikes?

For Health Net Customers

By | David Rosenfeld
Executive Director

If you are a Health Net customer, you may have received a notice in the mail this week. If you did, we urge you to open it.

Rail: Neither Right Nor Left, But Forward

By | David Rosenfeld
Executive Director

From the Frontier Group blog: "I hate to call attention to George Will’s latest column – a psycho-political portrait that seeks to explain why liberals supposedly adore high-speed rail. It’s an asinine column, for sure. But it is asinine in a particularly instructive way. For while Will seeks to shine a light on the workings of the progressive mind, he winds up shining a light into his own – and into the minds of the current crop of rail haters."

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